


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
Issued by NWS Juneau, AK
748 FZAK67 PAJK 172315 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ398-181715- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Evolving pressure pattern through Monday as high and low pressures rotate across the area and swap positions. Afternoon sea breeze direction changes and speed enhancement will be most notable across the north while the south sees prevailing wind directions turn out of the north. A ridge of high pressure builds over the eastern gulf Tuesday, then shifts eastward. $$ PKZ311-181715- Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .MON...S wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .TUE...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ312-181715- Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W- 315 PM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft early in the evening then subsiding. .MON...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .TUE...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$